In falls from a height or other high energy injuries, the hand and wrist bones can be compressed against the flat surface of the distal radius, which yields under the tremendous, applied load. This ...

Abstract: A novel framework is presented in this paper for simultaneous multi-label segmentation and registration of carpal bones which leads to efficient statistical model building. It combines the ...

This injury is so prevalent it’s often dubbed a “broken wrist,” particularly when the fracture affects the connection between the radius and the carpal bones. In French medical terminology ...

Ulnar-shortening "wafer" osteotomy, in which the surgeon removes a small portion of bone from the ulna. This surgery is done to correct injury to the distal radioulnar joint, the area where the radius ...

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokai University Oiso Hospital, 21-1 Gakkyo, Oiso, Naka-gun, Kanagawa, 259-0198, Japan Correspondence to: Dr. Masayoshi Ikeda, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, ...

The radius presents in the proximal epiphysis a circular caput and fovea capitis radii ... flexor digitorum profundus originate in the medial epicondyle of the humerus, distally presenting a muscular ...

The lateral view should span from the distal radius to the base of the metacarpal bones. A good lateral is ... information about the intrinsic and extrinsic carpal ligaments (dorsal and volar ...

Carpal tunnel pain typically gets better by itself. Certain lifestyle changes and over-the-counter medications can help ease milder symptoms. If your symptoms are worsening or not improving, it is ...

One element of midlife wellness that consistently emerges is bone health - and it made me sit up and listen. I had heard of osteoporosis in the past, but my younger self had put it down to being ...

The scope of this PSP covered any uncertainty relating to upper limb fractures, including those of the scapula, clavicle, humerus, radius and ulna bones, in people over 50. Although fractures of the ...